Why Doesn't Everyone Make These 5 Table Saw Upgrades?

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I appreciate the emphasis on having a TQ in the shop, such an underrated need.

As a former paramedic I 100% agree with buying only name brand tourniquet. The cheap imitation ones are not good.

Watching this video was like unlocking a treasure trove of woodworking wisdom! The explanations were clear and concise, and I appreciated the detailed demonstrations of each upgrade. I'm impressed by how much of a difference these simple modifications can make in optimizing the performance of a table saw.

For the push stick, my favorite is a simple 2x4. In the 90's, I needed one and just ripped about 1/4" off the side of a foot long 2x4 with a bandsaw, leaving the last inch for the toe. Took about a minute to make. I still have it. The dimensions of the 2x4 and the profiled edges are very comfortable, a perfect fit for my hands. I have tried many others but kept coming back to my original 90's one. Now I have finally retired it - for another 2x4. This one is longer and the toe is about 4-5 inches. The reason for the longer toe is to keep my hand behind the blade during the entire cut, reducing the danger if a kickback occurs. I just ripped some 2" purple heart with it today.

Agree with all the recommendations, including the tourniquet. Ridge Carbide sells great blades, but their sharpening service is the best I've ever found. If you buy any brand top quality blade, they can re-sharpen it several times. They also balance and true up the plate. This offsets the initial high cost and makes the blade last a lot longer than a cheaper blade. The price list is on the web-site so there are no surprises. And, the blade has your name engraved on it !! Thanks for another thoughtful video.

Handles on the cross cut sled are a fantastic idea!

I would add a dial indicator that works off your miter slot to this list. Anyone who has an older table saw that has questionable squareness, this really should be your first tool. I have a cast-iron 1968 Mao Shan table saw and I started with several the upgrades that you've listed here, but nothing seemed to help because I couldn't get stuff squared. I went ahead and bought the dial indicator (I bought a Rockler version, but there are several different types that all do the same job) and used it to tune up my blade alignment, fence, and miter gauge. NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE. If you don't have your blade and fence square to your miter slot, none of the rest of it matters! My two cents from the cheap seats. ;)

For tourniquets: always make sure that the ones you practice with are clearly labeled. North American Rescue even sells them in blue so that you don’t mistake used TQs you’ve trained with for ones that can be used in an emergency. (TQs are not designed to be used more than once. Once you’ve used it, it should either become a training implement or be disposed of.)

Matt -- I bought the Jessem stock guide about a year ago based on your review/video and have been working with sheet goods rather regularly ever since. It is without doubt the BEST accessory I have purchased for my shop - BAR NONE. Your explanation of how it operates and the benefits of using it were spot on. I am much more confident and safer as a result of having installed this on my saw. Thank you!!!!!

Building a cross cut sled is such a zen moment. Knowing you made something that can make a square cut to within a few thousandths of an inch is pretty cool. Bonus jig for me is an extended fence with infeed support.

Great tip about the tourniquets. I also have them all over my shop. I obviously use them with my job but they WILL save a life.

"Buy once, cry once." ❤ it!

I really liked the thin cut jig in the video. I never knew there was something out there for this. I actually paused the video and went on Amazon and bought one. I have those feather boards with the foam grips and I love them. I use them on my router table and there is no way of a kickback with these. before I got the feather boards I had a cheap router table and setup which went horribly wrong the first time I used it. The table started shaking then it grabbed the board and pulled my fingers into the blade. Routers don't cut off they chew up and spit out so not much to save. not I have a top of the line router table setup with Jessem one way rollers like for the table say you showed and the feather boards you showed. I know I have the safest system now. I can't imagine how things could go wrong again with my current setup.

Just built myself a basic cross cut sled for my Makita site saw - absolute game changer! i love it so much I'm going to build an upgraded one like yours 👍

I think this is one of the best and important videos I've ever seen from you, many thanks!👏👏👏

Your the hardest working man on YouTube and your content is always straight to the point without all the B.S

Not only practice with the tourniquet, but make sure it is prepped and ready to put on your extremity with one hand.

My first build was a mini crosscut sled for Dewalt jobsite saw. Made a larger one when I got the Sawstop..for my safety😊. Yes 100% agree the push stick that came with both above is warm garbage. Tiny lip wont keep the board down thru the cut so made one that would. Thanks for the shout out!👊

Extremely good point about the torque kit